2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team

2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball
NCAA Tournament, First Four
Conference Southeastern Conference
2015–16 record 19–14 (11–7 SEC)
Head coach Kevin Stallings (17th season)
Assistant coach Adam Cohen
Assistant coach Derrick Jones
Assistant coach Tom Richardson
Home arena Memorial Gymnasium
2015–16 SEC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#15 Texas A&M 13 5   .722     28 9   .757
#10 Kentucky 13 5   .722     27 9   .750
South Carolina 11 7   .611     25 9   .735
Vanderbilt 11 7   .611     19 14   .576
LSU 11 7   .611     19 14   .576
Ole Miss 10 8   .556     20 12   .625
Georgia 10 8   .556     20 14   .588
Florida 9 9   .500     21 15   .583
Arkansas 9 9   .500     16 16   .500
Alabama 8 10   .444     18 15   .545
Mississippi State 7 11   .389     14 17   .452
Tennessee 6 12   .333     15 19   .441
Auburn 5 13   .278     11 20   .355
Missouri* 3 15   .167     10 21   .323
*Ineligible for postseason play due to self-imposed postseason ban.
2016 SEC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team represented Vanderbilt University in the 2015–16 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. This was Kevin Stallings' 17th and final year as the Vanderbilt head coach. The Commodores played their home games at Memorial Gymnasium in Nashville, Tennessee, as a member of the Southeastern Conference. They finished the season 19–14, 11–7 in SEC play to finish in a three way tie for third place. They lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Tennessee. They received an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament where they lost in the First Four to Wichita State.

On March 27, head coach Kevin Stallings resigned to become the head coach at Pittsburgh.[1] He finished at Vanderbilt with a 17-year record of 332–220.

Previous season

The 2014–15 Commodores finished the season 21–14, 9–9 in SEC play to finish at seventh place in the SEC standings. As the #7 seed, they lost in the second round of the SEC Tournament to Tennessee. Vanderbilt participated in the National Invitation Tournament as an #5 seed, defeating Saint Mary's and South Dakota State before falling to the eventual NIT champion, the Stanford Cardinal, in the quarterfinals, marking the end of the Commodores' season.

Before the season

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Shelby Moats 34 Forward 6'8" 225 Senior Waconia, MN Graduated
James Siakam 35 Forward 6'7" 225 Senior Douala, Cameroon Graduated

Class of 2015 signees

US college sports recruiting information for high school athletes
Name Hometown High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Djery Baptiste
C
Gonaïves, Haiti Prestonwood Christian Academy 6 ft 11 in (2.11 m) 250 lb (110 kg) Sep 10, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Camron Justice
SG
Hindman, Kentucky Knott County Central 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 175 lb (79 kg) Sep 1, 2010 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Joseph Toye
PF
Chicago, Illinois Whitney M. Young Magnet High School 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Apr 29, 2014 
Recruiting star ratings: Scout:3/5 stars   Rivals:3/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: 23   Rivals: 30
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2015–16 Vanderbilt Commodores men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Hometown
G 0 Justice, CamronCamron Justice 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Fr Hindman, Kentucky
F 2 Toye, JosephJoseph Toye 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 201 lb (91 kg) Fr Chicago, Illinois
C 3 Kornet, LukeLuke Kornet 7 ft 2 in (2.18 m) 240 lb (109 kg) Jr Lantana, Texas
G 4 Baldwin IV, WadeWade Baldwin IV 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 194 lb (88 kg) So Belle Mead, New Jersey
G/F 5 Fisher-Davis, MatthewMatthew Fisher-Davis 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Charlotte, North Carolina
G 10 Watkins, NathanNathan Watkins 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 186 lb (84 kg) Sr Brentwood, Tennessee
F 11 Roberson, JeffJeff Roberson 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 220 lb (100 kg) So Houston, Texas
C 12 Baptiste, DjeryDjery Baptiste 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 235 lb (107 kg) Fr Gonaïves, Haiti
G 13 LaChance, RileyRiley LaChance 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 182 lb (83 kg) So Brookfield, Wisconsin
G 14 Josephs, CarterCarter Josephs 6 ft 0 in (1.83 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Sr San Antonio, Texas
F 21 Sehic, SemirSemir Sehic 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 247 lb (112 kg) Fr Atlanta, Georgia
G 24 Cressler, NolanNolan Cressler 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 210 lb (95 kg) RS Jr Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
C 30 Jones, DamianDamian Jones 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 245 lb (111 kg) Jr Baton Rouge, Louisiana
C 40 Henderson, JoshJosh Henderson 7 ft 0 in (2.13 m) 237 lb (108 kg) GS Roanoke, Virginia
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster

Schedule and results

Date
time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record Site (attendance)
city, state
Regular Season

11/13/2015*
7:00 PM
No. 18 Austin Peay
Maui Invitational Opening Round
W 80–41  1–0
Memorial Gymnasium (10,116)
Nashville, TN

11/16/2015*
7:00 PM
No. 17 Gardner–Webb W 98–62  2–0
Memorial Gymnasium (9,728)
Nashville, TN

11/19/2015*
7:00 PM
No. 17 Stony Brook W 79–72 OT 3–0
Memorial Gymnasium (9,819)
Nashville, TN

11/23/2015*
1:30 PM, ESPN2
No. 19 vs. St. Johns
Maui Invitational quarterfinals
W 92–55  4–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI

11/24/2015*
6:30 PM, ESPN
No. 19 vs. Wake Forest
Maui Invitational semifinals
W 86–64  5–0
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI

11/25/2015*
9:00 PM, ESPN
No. 19 vs. No. 5 Kansas
Maui Invitational championship
L 63–70  5–1
Lahaina Civic Center (2,400)
Maui, HI

12/02/2015*
7:00 PM
No. 16 Detroit W 102–52  6–1
Memorial Gymnasium (9,958)
Nashville, TN

12/06/2015*
7:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 16 at No. 25 Baylor L 67–69  6–2
Ferrell Center (7,084)
Waco, TX

12/09/2015*
8:00 PM, ESPNU
No. 21 Dayton L 67–72  6–3
Memorial Gymnasium (10,469)
Nashville, TN

12/19/2015*
2:00 PM, SECN
Wofford W 80–56  7–3
Memorial Gymnasium (10,667)
Nashville, TN

12/22/2015*
7:00 PM, BTN
at No. 14 Purdue L 55–68  7–4
Mackey Arena (14,846)
West Lafayette, IN

12/30/2015*
8:00 PM, SECN
Western Michigan W 86–61  8–4
Memorial Gymnasium (10,092)
Nashville, TN

01/02/2016
8:00 PM, ESPN2
LSU L 82–90  8–5 (0–1)
Memorial Gymnasium (13,380)
Nashville, TN

01/05/2016
8:00 PM, SECN
at Arkansas L 85–90 OT 8–6 (0–2)
Bud Walton Arena (14,179)
Fayetteville, AR

01/09/2016
2:00 PM, ESPNU
at No. 22 South Carolina L 65–69  8–7 (0–3)
Colonial Life Arena (15,055)
Columbia, SC

01/12/2016
8:00 PM, ESPNU
Auburn W 75–57  9–7 (1–3)
Memorial Gymnasium (10,414)
Nashville, TN

01/16/2016
5:00 PM, SECN
Alabama W 71–63  10–7 (2–3)
Memorial Gymnasium (12,565)
Nashville, TN

01/20/2016
8:00 PM, SECN
at Tennessee W 88–74  11–7 (3–3)
Thompson–Boling Arena (13,561)
Knoxville, TN

01/23/2016
3:00 PM, ESPN
at No. 23 Kentucky L 57–76  11–8 (3–4)
Rupp Arena (22,975)
Lexington, KY

01/26/2016
8:00 PM, ESPNU
Florida W 60–59  12–8 (4–4)
Memorial Gymnasium (11,351)
Nashville, TN

01/30/2016*
11:00 AM, ESPN2
at Texas
Big 12/SEC Challenge
L 59–72  12–9
Frank Erwin Center (13,041)
Austin, TX

02/04/2016
6:00 PM, ESPN2
No. 8 Texas A&M W 77–60  13–9 (5–4)
Memorial Gymnasium (10,432)
Nashville, TN

02/06/2016
7:00 PM, ESPNU
at Ole Miss L 78–85  13–10 (5–5)
The Pavilion at Ole Miss (9,500)
Oxford, MS

02/10/2016
8:00 PM, SECN
Missouri W 86–71  14–10 (6–5)
Memorial Gymnasium (10,006)
Nashville, TN

02/13/2016
5:00 PM, ESPN2
at Auburn W 86–57  15–10 (7–5)
Auburn Arena (7,954)
Auburn, AL

02/16/2016
8:00 PM, SECN
at Mississippi State L 74–75  15–11 (7–6)
Humphrey Coliseum (6,194)
Starkville, MS

02/20/2016
11:00 AM, ESPN2
Georgia W 80–67  16–11 (8–6)
Memorial Gymnasium (11,745)
Nashville, TN

02/23/2016
6:00 PM, SECN
at Florida W 87–74  17–11 (9–6)
O'Connell Center (9,035)
Gainesville, FL

02/27/2016
3:00 PM, CBS
No. 16 Kentucky W 74–62  18–11 (10–6)
Memorial Gymnasium (14,326)
Nashville, TN

03/01/2016
6:00 PM, SECN
Tennessee W 86–69  19–11 (11–6)
Memorial Gymnasium (13,099)
Nashville, TN

03/06/2016
11:00 AM, ESPN2
at No. 20 Texas A&M L 67–76  19–12 (11–7)
Reed Arena (12,007)
College Station, TX
SEC Tournament

03/10/2016
2:30 PM, SECN/ESPN
(5) vs. (12) Tennessee
Second round
L 65–67  19–13
Bridgestone Arena (12,270)
Nashville, TN
NCAA Tournament
03/15/2016*
8:10 PM, TruTV
(11 S) vs. (11 S) Wichita State
First Four
L 50–70  19–14
UD Arena (11,728)
Dayton, OH
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses. S=South Region.
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